ETA promises to revolutionise the Wholesale Travel Industry

What is Wholesale Travel?

A wholesale travel company assembles travel products into holiday packages which are sold via a Retail Travel Agent to the general public. Travel Wholesalers work on a high volume/low margin basis and negotiate competitive deals with suppliers such as airlines, hotels and car rental companies based on a guaranteed volume of sales. Wholesale Travel is a dynamic industry where rules and regulations are constantly shifting - software solutions must be flexible enough to adjust with each change.

Why aren't existing applications appropriate for a Wholesale Travel Company?

• In the past software for the Travel Industry has focused largely on fulfilling the needs of Retail or Corporate Travel Agencies. Such programs do not provide the ability to create and sell travel packages which are the lifeblood of any Travel Wholesaler.
• Many applications on the market are designed to satisfy one aspect of a travel business such as the selling and printing of airline tickets. While this process may be handled well other fundamental parts of the reservation process such as the ability to book hotels and car rental are not catered for.
• A number of solutions currently available are code driven which forces users to remember or reference obscure codes to accomplish a simple task.
• Some travel industry applications have been developed using non-standard programming languages and run on uncommon databases, this often leads to scalability issues and reduces a products' lifespan.

What makes ETA different?

• ETA is designed to suit the specific needs of Wholesale Travel Companies. Specialists with experience in all aspects of the Wholesale Travel Industry have been consulted throughout the design and development of ETA to ensure the product will fulfill the industry needs.
• ETA efficiently manages the operations required by a wholesale travel company.
• Movement throughout ETA follows the logical progression of processes within a travel wholesaler.
• A name driven system and company definable terminology make ETA intuitive to industry users worldwide.
• ETA has been developed using industry standard database and development languages to ensure a reliable and scaleable solution for the Wholesale Travel Industry.